A South Bristol shopping centre will be knocked down and replaced with 850 homes after councillors made a shock u-turn. Just a month ago councillors voted to refuse permission to demolish the Broadwalk Shopping Centre in Knowle, but they have now changed their minds.
Developers want to demolish the shopping centre and build a huge new mixed-use scheme on the Wells Road, known as Redcatch Quarter. Some buildings could reach 12 storeys tall, and the development would include cinema and theatre community space and a dentist.
The development control A committee at Bristol City Council voted to refuse permission in May after concerns about the lack of affordable housing and the high number of homes crammed into the dense site. But the same committee has now voted to grant permission.
